10/14/2019
Three Kenyan Banks That Have Been Keen On Investing On SMEs
The truth is, it is not easy for a Kenyan SME to get funding from Kenyan commercial banks.
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/14/2019
Top 75 Family Business Leaders 2019: Emerging Markets
Over the past 75 issues, CampdenFB has had the pleasure of featuring literally hundreds of fascinating family businesses that we have scoured the globe to uncover.
10/14/2019
Banks step up private lending as T-bonds fall
The Government has over the last few months issued long-term debt, mainly 15-year bonds as part of its bid to lengthen the maturity profile of public debt and thus make it more manageable.
10/14/2019
Treasury reveals talks on Sh422bn foreign loan deals
The Treasury used the debt deals to convince MPs on the need to change the law and increase the cap for State borrowing to Sh9 trillion, offering it a leeway to jerk up the mounting public debt.
10/13/2019
Top 10 Nigerians in Africa Reports 100 Most Influential Africans
The top 10 Nigerians on the list start with a dominating Aliko Dangote.
10/11/2019
Rich People and Wealth in Africa
Three of the six cities are in South Africa, which, notwithstanding the smaller island nations, is the continent’s most developed, with a highly diversified economy increasingly based on knowledge.
10/11/2019
Low fees, payouts starve Uganda pensions industry
UAP-Old Mutual Financial Services recorded total assets valued at Ush57.3 billion ($15.5 million) and ICEA Asset Management registered total assets worth Ush43.3 billion ($11.7 million) at the end of June 2019.
10/11/2019
Does investment in property beat pension for retirement income?
For many, their income is their greatest financial asset.
10/11/2019
AfDB Pres. Adesina Receives Emeka Anyaoku Lifetime Achievement Award
Previous beneficiaries of the award include Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian play writer.
10/10/2019
GIPF assure members pension benefits are safe
The pension fund granted loans worth N$660 million from 1994 to 2002, with the hope of making a return of N$950 million, including interest, to politically connected Namibian start-up businesses.
10/10/2019
Facing slowing growth and credit downgrades, South Africa’s economy is stuck in the mire
The World Bank has cut South Africa’s growth forecast for 2019 through to 2021, citing weak investor sentiment and lingering policy uncertainty.
10/10/2019
Zimbabwe gears for hyperinflation reporting
Once pronounced, local listed companies will then adopt a hyperinflation standard, IAS 29 of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) which provides guidelines for entities whose functional currency is the currency of a hyperinflationary economy
10/10/2019
Johannesburg is the wealthiest city in Africa
According to the 2019 Africa Wealth Report produced by New World Wealth and Afrasia Bank, Johannesburg is the wealthiest city in Africa.
10/09/2019
President Kenyatta thanks AfDB for supporting development projects
President Kenyatta also thanked Mr Negatu for championing the funding of programmes
10/09/2019
Can finance help Africa keep its wildlife?
As the continent’s population level is set to rise quickly, Euromoney looks at the work being done to connect conservation with economic growth.
10/09/2019
Most investors believe SA won’t be ‘junked’
A majority of those surveyed expect the country to stay out of junk territory in the assessment of Moody’s Investor Service.
10/09/2019
SA billionaires eyeing the Blue Bulls
The deal will see Remgro reducing its share to 37.45% and Motsepe taking up 37.45%, giving the two businessmen a controlling stake in the Pretoria-based side, the newspaper reported, without saying where it got the information.
10/08/2019
UK/Africa: Preparing for a post-Brexit realignment
The budget will determine EU development spending and the post-Cotonou framework for the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of countries.
10/07/2019
Foreigners dump South Africa stocks at fastest pace in two years
Offshore investors were net sellers of R10.7bn of the country’s equities last week.
10/06/2019
Kenya, IMF long-standing talks for $1.5b loan collapse
Collapse of the talks left in abeyance the renewal of the standby credit facility intended to cushion the Kenyan shilling, which last week depreciated to a four-month low against the US dollar.